Pettit
Pettit is the family name of the following people:
- Bob Pettit (born 1932), American basketball player
- Charles Pettit (1736–1806), American politician
- Donald Pettit (* 1955), American astronaut
- Edison Pettit (1889–1962), American astronomer
- George Pettit (* 1982), Canadian rock musician
- John Pettit (1807–1877), American politician
- John U. Pettit (1820–1881), American politician
- Milton H. Pettit (1835–1873), American politician
- Nathaniel Pettit (1724-1803), Canadian politician
- Paul Pettit (born 1931), American baseball player
- Philip Pettit (* 1945), Irish philosopher and political scientist
- Tom Pettit (1931–1995), American television correspondent
- Trevor Pettit (* 1951), Canadian politician
Places in the United States:
- Pettit (Indiana)
- Pettit (Kentucky)
- Pettit, Oklahoma
- Pettit (Texas)
- Pettit Bay, Oklahoma
- Pettit Heights, West Virginia
Astronomical objects
named after Edison Pettit :
- Pettit (moon crater)
- Pettit (Mars crater)
- Rimae Pettit , a system of moon grooves
Others:
- Pettit Memorial Chapel , a chapel in a cemetery in Belvidere, Illinois
- USS Pettit (DE-253) , a US Navy destroyer in World War II
- USS OM Pettit , a Union Navy steamship in the American Civil War
See also:
